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“Apologists extend the broadest possible latitude to sources they agree with, yet impose the most stringent demands on sources of information the apologists dislike.”
D. Michael Quinn, Early Mormonism and the Magic World View
“Within the magic world view, coincidence is confirmation.”
D. Michael Quinn, Early Mormonism and the Magic World View
“Both God and the Devil are in the details…”
D. Michael Quinn, Chosen Path: A Memoir
“No use trying to cat fight with a skunk.”
D. Michael Quinn, Chosen Path: A Memoir
“Only about 15 percent of white Americans belonged to any church during the colonial period.”
D. Michael Quinn, Early Mormonism and the Magic World View
“contemporary reports are not always completely accurate and reminiscences are not necessarily flawed.”
D. Michael Quinn, Early Mormonism and the Magic World View
“circular logic is explicit in devotional biographies of religious leaders, whose biographers provide readers with various reasons for having the faith they already have in their leaders. Lives of the Saints is a Catholic example, while biographies published by Deseret Book and Bookcraft are Mormon examples.107 That is the circular logic of every world view.”
D. Michael Quinn, Early Mormonism and the Magic World View

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